“I don’t know how to say how disappointed I am in you and how
disrespectful you were to every single adult in your life. But, kid, you’ve
got it easy, way easy. It’s about to get harder.”
Rising from his chair and picking up the video camera, he settles the image on
the laptop, set on a patch of dirt among the grass. He shows his .45-calibre
gun for the camera, then fires nine rounds into the computer.
“I hope it was all worth this,” he says to her.
The bizarre incident has touched a nerve with other parents tired of their
children’s attitudes. But it has also drawn a backlash from parents who
believe the father is the one being childish.
“It represents a fantasy scenario for parents,” said Anthony Rotolo,
a professor who specialises in social media at Syracuse University in New
York.
“Most parents would not respond in this manner … but many parents have
certainly felt unappreciated and imagined taking similar action.”
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